Technology1 Apr 2026SEO 881 min read

Analysis: ‘System failure’ paralyzes Baidu robotaxis in China

Robotaxis operated by Baidu’s Apollo Go stalled throughout Wuhan, China, in some cases trapping passengers for up to two hours, according to multiple med…

Robotaxis operated by Baidu’s Apollo Go stalled throughout Wuhan, China, in some cases trapping passengers for up to two hours, according to multiple media reports as well as numerous video and social media posts. Baidu has not shared what caused the widespread outage. However, local police said it was a “system failure” that affected at least 100 robotaxis, Reuters reported . The unknown technical error caused robotaxis to suddenly freeze — and sometimes in dangerous spots su…

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